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FENGYUN 2H, 43491

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 2H, 43491 is a payload satellite owned by CNMSC (CN) in GEO that was launched on Tue, 05 Jun 2018 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 3A launch vehicle from the Xichang Space Center, China (XSC). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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FENGYUN 2H details

Identifier	43491, 2018-050A
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	7 hours ago
Origin	CNMSC (CN / PRC)
Manufacturer	SISE
Mission	Operational Civil Weather
Bus & Motor	FY-2, SHANXI AKM
Mass	1,390 kg wet, ~600 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2018-06-05 (7 years ago)
Launch vehicle	CHANG ZHENG 3A
Launch site	Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Cyl, 3 m
Radar Cross Section	6.680 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 7 hours ago

0 FENGYUN 2H
1 43491U 18050A   24361.11642479 -.00000103  00000-0  00000+0 0  9999
2 43491   1.6411  85.4430 0001076 175.5099 315.3978  1.00272602 24114

Epoch: 2024-12-26T02:47Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T02:47:39.101Z)

Latitude	1.22812°
Longitude	79.33543°
Altitude	35,782.467 km
Speed	3.075 km/s
True Right ascension	14h 25m 23s
True Declination	1° 13' 37"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-1.46813°
Longitude	-169.19439°
Altitude	35,784.273 km
Speed	3.075 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	21h 49m 25s
Apparent Declination	-6° 14' 55"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	09:33:27
Azimuth	352.869° N
Elevation	-56.142°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,791.972 km
Perigee altitude	35,782.898 km
Semi-major axis	42,165.572 km
Eccentricity	0.0001076
Inclination	1.6411°
RAAN	85.443°
Arg. of periapsis	175.5099°
True anomaly	315.38914°
Mean anomaly	315.3978°
Eccentric anomaly	315.39347°
Mean motion	0.25067 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1436.14 mins